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1st Day in Dalian

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July 13th 2007
Well, I am here. Got some great photos and video already, but in this internet cafe the computers are very slow and my laptop battery is about to run out, so I only got a couple of quick things to share. Beijing was smoggy flying in. Made L.A. look like the wild blue yonder. Some coolie kid that would not take no for an answer lead me to my connecting flight then tried to "extract" some bogus ... read more

Asia » China » Liaoning » Dalian

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more